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6 players whose draft stock fell after combine

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Utah RB Zack Moss

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Moss tested slow and got hurt. He was super productive in college and showed good smarts but lacked in athletic traits. The position is already viewed as devalued and if you add low athletic traits, it makes it hard for teams to like that. Of course, that doesn’t matter to the Arizona Cardinals, who appear to be very interested in the running back.

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Draft Wire managing editor Luke Easterling gave a value to each of the first-round picks of the 2020 draft. The Arizona Cardinals, in landing linebacker Isaiah Simmons with the eighth overall pick, landed the player with the fifth-best value of the round. He was drafted five spots below his draft ranking, giving him a value of +5. Only 14 players in the first round got positive value grades.

But what about the Cardinals' other picks?

Four of the six get a positive grade. Defensive lineman Leki Fotu and linebacker Evan Weaver were drafted higher than their rankings, based on

When the Arizona Cardinals selected linebacker Isaiah Simmons with the eighth overall pick in the 2020 draft, it was widely lauded as being an incredible value. The team had him in their top five players of the entire draft.

How great a value was the pick?

Draft Wire managing editor Luke Easterling quantified it, ranking all 32 first-round picks in terms of value. He used his final player rankings before the draft and compared it to the selection they were actually taken.

Simmons, the eighth overall pick, was the fifth-best value. He was ranked third overall and drafted eighth overall, giving...